Joe Shine/The Jersey JournalThis is the third truck this year to get become stuck while trying to pass under the bridge.

“This wasn’t even close,” said Mullins.

According to Mullins, the truck was going under the bridge because of an earlier incident in which a tractor trailer hit a pole near Route 440 and New Hook Road, taking out a traffic light.

Hazmat units were on the scene after witnesses detected a strange odor, but nothing came of that report, said Fire Chief Gregory Rogers. Rogers said inspectors were to examine the bridge for structural damage.

This is the third time this year that a truck has become stuck while trying to pass under the bridge.